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God is quietly dancing

I’ve taken the opportunity to be still and experience God quietly dancing… it’s interesting this experience… I can hear the melody without sound and notes. I can feel the gentle movement as it caresses me. I cannot say what it looks like ’cause there is no image. The fragrance makes me take a deep breath and remember. It brings this soft smile to my lips as if I am tasting something precious. I plan to come here often where God is quietly dancing.
– Melanie Chong

What is The Method of the Wheel

The recurring event patterns that influence an individual’s personal experience of life are quickly recognized with the tool, Method of the Wheel ©. The work uses the visual construct of a spiral, or open circle, and a Table for Reflection (TFR) for collecting data which creates the background from which understanding, and insights will emerge. Spiritual practices of meditation and cultivation of unconditioned awareness are the foundation from which the inner work of this methodology takes flight.

Melanie Chong is the founder and director of Center for The Inner Journey (CFIJ) formalized in 2002. The beginnings of CFIJ and its work began in 1991 with Meditation groups, Reiki trainings and healing groups. Melanie had a successful private practice working with individuals in personal growth and spiritual development. By 2000, Melanie had expanded the scope of CFIJ to include outreach programs to women in shelters and work in the HIV community. Much of this was accomplished on a volunteer basis. Many of the volunteers who joined her in these programs were already involved in professions of health care and found the personal growth work and trainings in the Reiki method of healing of benefit. In 2002, Melanie began to focus on the development of a body of inner work called Method of the Wheel © (MoW). 2004 led to bringing this methodology to the forefront of her work with individuals and groups. Motivated by the successful response, she started a facilitator training program for those interested in understanding the inner workings of the methodology and for those who saw the benefits of adding it as a tool in their professional work.

YOU are invited to enter MoW and see how this tool will give you insights into your life journey. See how taking a conscious look at events in the cycles of your life can give you the capacity for transformation. If you would like to go deeper and have support and a personal consultation, please contact melanie@cfij-mow.com to find out more.

The Light

MoW uses the movement of life represented by a wheel to develop and cultivate the presence of mind that brings about choice and transformation.

To begin, please sit quietly for a moment or so. Close your eyes if you like, and use your breath as a focus point. Simply feel the breath as it enters the nostrils on the inhale and exits the nostrils on the exhale. As you hold this attention, a gentle calm will arise in you. When you’re ready, re-open your eyes and allow the calm within you to remain.

The Quadrants

To begin your journey…

Find your quadrant at this moment in time. Locate your age in the quadrant and record your information. Depending on the age that you record you will find you have one or more corresponding ages in a 28 year cycle.

Find your quadrant - MELANIE CHONG

Find your quadrant

On the image click on the number that represents your chronological age.

Find your quadrant

1st Quadrant
Here is how it works
For instance, if your age is 60, your corresponding ages are 32 and 4. If your age is 33 your corresponding age is 5.

Next you will see how this recording is used by looking at some examples of actual MoW worksheets called The Table for Refection (TFR).

2nd Quadrant
Here is how it works
For instance, if your age is 66, your corresponding ages are 38 and 10. If your age is 39 your corresponding age is 11.

Next you will see how this recording is used by looking at some examples of actual MoW worksheets called The Table for Refection (TFR).

3rd Quadrant
Here is how it works
For instance, if your age is 72, your corresponding ages are 44 and 16. If your age is 46 your corresponding age is 18.

Next you will see how this recording is used by looking at some examples of actual MoW worksheets called The Table for Refection (TFR).

4th Quadrant
Here is how it works
For instance, if your age is 80, your corresponding ages are 52 and 24. If your age is 51 your corresponding age is 23.

Next you will see how this recording is used by looking at some examples of actual MoW worksheets called The Table for Refection (TFR).

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Table for Reflection

The Table for Reflection (TFR) is MoW’s worksheet. It is used for the recording of memories that arise as one reflects on a specific birth age. The numbers on the TFR refer to the chronological age numbering from 1 yr to 84 yrs. TFR has 3 columns, with each column showing a range of 28 yrs. A fourth column could be added which would bring the age range to 112 yrs. In working with a certified facilitator, an individual would be working with several ages and the respective reflections. The inner journeying with TFR brings about insight and understanding of the recorded life events that support true choice and transformation which one may apply to the everyday life.

Blank Table for Reflection

This is a blank Table for Reflection (TFR).

Sample 1 TFR

For each of the sample TFRs’ only one age has been selected to illustrate how the information can be used In this TFR, bring your attention to age 47. The corresponding age to 47 is 19 yrs. Both these ages fall in quadrant 3 of the Image. At age 19, this individual recorded the experience of feeling depressed. Twenty-eight years later at age 47, there is the reflection of rejection from rabbinical school. In working with a facilitator & MoW, this individual came to see and understand that the feelings of depression that were surfacing at age 47, were connected to the feelings that were felt at age 19…there was recognition that the mental state at 19 was affecting the emotional charge placed on the rejection at 47. By seeing the direct relationship of these two reflections, the individual was better able to process the disappointment and came to understand that her life was meant to take a different direction.

Sample 2 TFR

In this filled-in TFR, bring your attention to age 38. You will see that the corresponding age to 38 is 10. Both these ages are in quadrant 2 of the Image. At age 10, this individual recalled traumatic experiences that affected the physical, emotional and spiritual life. The seeking of self-help led to the beginning of therapy. Twenty-eight years later at 38, this individual is an ordained minister and is active in a spiritual journey. In using the reflections and seeing the direct correspondence, this individual sees the evidence that in one full cycle there has been healing and not just repeated patterns. As this person has stated, “What a great awareness to come to”.

Testimonials

The method of the wheel is an enlightening walk through a labyrinth of universal life path energies as an astrologer I relate it to the profoundly karmic 29.4-year orbital path of Saturn the transmissions of wisdom and insight I have received during this process have totally changed my perception of purpose and the meaning of each layer of my challenges. Like the ever-mutable abilities of water, it allows you to stay on the surface or travel deeply to a new dimension. Melanie is a profound and pure wisdom keeper. I cannot recommend this transformative method enough. C.R.

Allowed me the opportunity and impetus review my life experiences. It has facilitated an understanding and reflection of my past and empowered me with knowledge that have an impact on my future.
A.O.

There have been a few times in my life where I’ve had the opportunity to tell my story. The method of the wheel has been the single deepest healing tool that I have experienced. Writing down significant event of each year of my life enabled me to see and understand the patterns I use. I now understand how the patterns serve or hinder me. After reviewing the years events with my facilitator, I was able to be grateful for all that came before. I now love and respect myself.M.
L.C.

Countless times over many years of practice, the synchronicities that appear from using Method of the Wheel have enabled clients to drop into the deeper level of their inner being when facing the seemingly random disruptive events and distressing feelings they are struggling with. From that level of the inner being clients gained access to the self-compassion and sense of wholeness that allowed them to move through these events and feelings as a natural forward movement in their inner development, not as obstacles or accidents, ruining their lives.
V.F.

I am so grateful to Melanie Chong for introducing and working with me on the Method of the Wheel. I found it so fascinating to review past events in my life and how it gave me perspective and insights. It allowed me to recognize the significance of the time in my life when events occurred and how it may be significant later in life. MoW has helped me reframe sad or noteworthy events so that I viewed it through a different lens. It allowed me to look at past events as neither good nor bad but as events that build my character and give me growth opportunity. MoW is a real gem in helping me find this gem, “Me”.
E.Y.

Contact

Thank you for visiting Method of the Wheel©

Free initial 15 mins phone consultation – Melanie helps you decide if MoW is for you.
Email melanie@cfij-mow.com for your free consultation & to schedule your appointment. Payment options : Venmo, PayPal or prepaid check A sliding scale on fees is available for those who qualify

First Session includes:

An overview of the inner working of MoW
Looking at where you are and how the methodology may be used.
Completing the Table for Reflection (TFR).
Using the insights and self-understanding from the TFR patterns to live your life in a more intentional way.
Assessing the need and direction for additional sessions/consultations.

How Sessions may be conducted:

By telephone or Zoom
Certified MoW facilitators available:

Yvonne R. Secreto, RN, Counselor
yvonne@cfij-mow.com

Chaplain Lauren Cetlin, RN, MA, AHN-BC, APBCC
lauren@cfij-mow.com

Reverend Kevin Kraft
revkev@cfij-mow.com

Shoadire Emily Sheppard
shoadire@cfij-mow.com

Melissa Squeo
melissa@cfij-mow.com

Please take a moment to revisit the testimonial page to read how those individuals worked with MoW and benefited from it. Through it they have found the insights and self-understanding supportive to their transformation that gave them the ability to cope with the uncopable and to find meaning in their everyday living

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